This Discussion Paper makes the case for universality in United Nations (UN) development work. So far, the UN development pillar has largely remained wedded to a 20th-century approach to development cooperation that centres on two groups of states and a one-way relationship between them: rich...

The twentieth century was the era of "big science." Driven by strategic rivalries and fierce economic competition, wealthy governments invested heavily in national science establishments. Direct funding for institutions like the National Science Foundation and high-visibility projects, such as...

In the age of global warming, pandemics and political East-West tensions, the time for science diplomacy has come. Science diplomacy originated during the Cold War era when institutions, such as the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), built institutional foundations to...

Wettbewerb spielt in den verschiedenen Phasen einer akademischen Karriere eine Rolle. Er fängt schon im Kindergarten an und hört nach der Pensionierung nicht auf, ist jedoch im Bemühen um die erste Professur auf Lebenszeit am größten. Neben der Wettbewerbsintensität ändern sich auch die...